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Hopefully this will be my last post on this saga. I have been successfully starting this engine daily while waiting for a water jacket gasket that I noticed leaking. Until today it would not fire. I suspected a no spark condition AGAIN. Checked the resistance of the wires going under flywheel...
We found a broken wire where it goes up under the flywheel. Pulled the flywheel, spliced in a short piece of wire and reassembled. It seems that everything is running as it should now. Thanks Racerone and Saltchuckmatt.
Thanks racerone. Just came back from a water test on the river. I don't think it has ever run better. I am still questioning why would it be the condensers or points as when it did act up I do not think there is any spark on either cylinder. It is as if the kill button was being pushed. I...
Help! My first post here for help with my outboard. A couple of weeks ago I was almost stranded out on the lake as the engine would start but would die as soon as I reduce rpms to shift into gear. Made it home ok and took it to a marine dealer who charged $165 to install a new set of plugs...
